Chapter 22: Pagan Rape

"Mom, I want to spend 998 yuan to buy a pound of ghost squid meat, which is made from a strange beast."

"It's okay, just buy it if you want. Mom will cook it for you when she gets it back."

In the video, Zhang Wanxin thought Lin Zichen wanted to buy the ghost squid meat to eat, so she agreed with a smile without thinking.

Although buying meat that costs 1,000 yuan per pound is a bit of a luxury for this ordinary family.

However, my son has been very sensible since he was a child and has never spent a penny carelessly. Now, if he wants to buy something, I, as a mother, must agree.

After a brief chat, Lin Zichen quickly hung up the video chat.

Immediately afterwards, he saw that Zhang Wanxin had transferred 2,000 yuan to him on WeChat and sent him a text message asking him to buy more and invite Hanhan's family to come over for dinner.

Lin Zichen replied, "Thank you, Mom," and then looked at the cashier in front of him and said, "My mom has agreed to let me buy it. Give me three pounds of ghost squid meat."

"Okay, I'll pack it for you right away." The female teller said with a warm smile.

A moment later.

Lin Zichen paid 2,994 yuan and left with three pounds of packaged ghost squid meat.

On the way, Shen Qinghan couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you say you just came here to look at the exotic beast meat? Why did you suddenly buy it?"

"Because I want to buy some for you."

"I don't believe it. It's obviously you who wants to eat it." Shen Qinghan sighed, "This exotic beast meat costs 998 yuan per pound. It's really expensive. I don't know how it tastes."

Lin Zichen didn't say anything else. He was racking his brains over whether he should eat the ghost squid meat.

Originally, he wanted to secretly buy some ghost squid meat to devour, but he was not allowed to buy it because he was a minor and needed his parents' consent.

Now, his family knows that he bought the ghost squid meat and is waiting for him to bring it back to eat. How can he eat it?

Meat is not teeth. If the life force inside is eaten away, it will most likely rot.

"It seems I can only devour a little bit for now. I'll have to find a purchasing agent to help me buy the exotic beast meat later."

Lin Zichen silently reached into the bag and touched a small portion of ghost squid meat to devour.

It’s not a big amount, just a small piece, weighing about one or two taels.

You devoured a trace of the Ghost Squid's life force.

[Ghost Squid Album: 0.1%]

Devouring one or two pieces of meat can gain 0.1% progress.

In total, you have to devour 100 kilograms of meat to fill the progress bar of the atlas to 100%.

The price of ghost squid meat is only 998 yuan per pound.

In other words, you can open the album of ghost squid by spending about 100,000 yuan.

The money was not unacceptably high.

Lin Zichen decided to buy ghost squid meat and eat it from now on.

He had read about the ghost squid, a strange beast, in a book when he was very young.

I learned that this is a common low-level monster that mainly lives in waters thousands of meters deep on the seabed and occasionally swims into shallow waters to hunt.

Because it has a special ability that allows it to instantly dissolve in water and disappear, and looks like a ghost, it is named the ghost squid.

Because they are weak in shallow waters and there are enough of them, they are easy to catch, so they gradually become food for humans and are circulated in major exotic animal markets.

"Instantly dissolve in water and disappear? I hope to gain this ability after opening the atlas."

Lin Zichen thought silently in his heart.

After thinking about it, he took out the piece of meat that had its life source devoured and wanted to find a trash can to throw it away.

After all, the source of life is gone, the meat must have rotted and needs to be thrown away.

However, when he took out the piece of meat, he was surprised to find that the meat was not rotten!

I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but it doesn’t look as fresh anymore.

However, it does not affect consumption.

Lin Zichen was a little confused.

The source of life has been devoured, so why is the meat still not rotten?

What exactly is the origin of life?

Is it genes?

Or, are genes a kind of origin of life?

After all, the word "origin" sounds very broad.

Lin Zichen couldn't figure it out and decided to look for the answer online.

I took out my phone, opened the browser, and searched for the words "origin of life" with some anticipation.

The search turned up nothing.

There is no such thing as the origin of life.

Forget it, don’t worry about it. Just know that the meat won’t go bad after its life essence is devoured.

Soon, Lin Zichen devoured all the remaining ghost squid meat.

Increase the progress of opening the album to 3%.

After finishing all this, he took Shen Qinghan to the ordinary commercial area downstairs for a stroll.

Shen Qinghan saw a claw machine and liked the stuffed dolls inside very much, so she went up and started grabbing one without thinking.

He was a playful but not good eater. In a short while, he had spent 20 yuan without getting a single doll.

Lin Zichen couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he had to help her pick it up.

He only tried three times, but he was successful and got her three of her favorite dolls.

Time passed quickly and it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

Because they had classes the next day, the two did not stay in the mall for long. They quickly left the mall and rode their bikes home.

"Xiaochen, the wind at night is so comfortable."

“It’s really comfortable.”

"I really like the three stuffed dolls you picked up for me."

"As long as you like it."

"Xiaochen, I can't wait to taste the ghost squid meat. I've never eaten the meat of an exotic beast in my life."

“…”

On the way home, the two chatted casually.

Most of the time, Shen Qinghan was talking and Lin Zichen was responding.

We could have kept chatting.

Until, when passing by a park, I was suddenly interrupted by a burst of noise coming from inside.

"Put the knife down!"

"Let your mother go! I'll let your mother go! You stubborn people, if humanity is destroyed in the future, you diehards will be the sinners!"

"I repeat, put the knife down!"

"Being a human being can't save the people on Earth! Being a human being can't save the people on Earth, do you know that?!"

The shouting sounded hysterical.

Lin Zichen frowned when he heard the voice. Are there pagans causing trouble in the park?

My curiosity was immediately aroused, and I immediately sped up and rode forward.

When passing by the place where the sound came from, look in the direction of the sound from a distance.

Then the next second, he saw an unexpected acquaintance.

She was the intelligence development teacher at Rainbow Kindergarten - Teacher Strawberry.

At this time, Teacher Strawberry was being held at knifepoint by a crazy man. Blood was already oozing from her neck and the situation was extremely critical.

However, the several security team members at the scene were still giving verbal persuasion or verbal warnings without taking any actual action.

Seeing that Teacher Strawberry's face was getting paler and paler and the blood on her neck was oozing more and more, Lin Zichen knew that he needed to do something within his ability. He immediately stopped the car, got out and picked up a stone from the ground.

Then, he fixed his eyes, aimed at the knife-holding hand of the gangster, and threw the stone out!

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PS: I am putting out a bowl, asking for monthly votes and recommendation tickets!

(End of this chapter)